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Re^2: On Validating Email Addresses

by Thilosophy (Curate)
on Jan 04, 2005 at 03:58 UTC ( [id://419151]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: On Validating Email Addresses
in thread On Validating Email Addresses

If they really want that information, they will type it correctly.

Since you cannot check if an email exists anyway, the most useful type of form data validation for emails is the one that catches typos, which is to have them enter the email twice and validate that they match (same as when you ask for password confirmation).

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Re^3: On Validating Email Addresses
by castaway (Parson) on Jan 04, 2005 at 08:24 UTC
    I wonder at those quite frequently.. And quite likely, if I typed it wrong the first time, then the second will be equally incorrect, since shift-tab, home, shift-end, ctrl-c, tab, ctrl-v is quicker to type than my address, which isnt one of the short ones.. :)

    C.

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